Passenger, caught 23/9/2006 (National moth night).

Mothing at St Margaret's

Most of the Moth lists and Photographs are from my garden (TR359450) in the village of St Margaret's at Cliffe in Kent. It is situated about 1Km from the sea and has farmland with in 100 metres. The garden is well shrubbed and about 1600 sq metres. I normally run a 125 MV lamp and a 15W actinic light over-night and once the season gets going a couple of other traps. At the moment both are 25W black Lamps. previously I used a 160W blended lamp in one of them. All traps are home made. Trapping dates refer to the date the trap was put out.

Trap Update in 2017. A new 125W MV Robinson was added to a 125W MV Skinner, 15W Actinic Skinner, two 80W MV Morris modified Skinners and a 80W MVMorris Box trap.
Traps are now (2020 onwards) 2x 125W Robinsons, 2x 80W Skinner type and 1x 15W Actinic strip light on a Skinner type .

I try and identify all the Macro Moths, with the micros I am not at all systematic, I do more than I used to with the help of the new book, but there are some that do get through.


Friday, 15 August 2025

Species List for 14/08/2025

 There were four traps. An 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden.  A reasonable night, again with very warm weather. There were 337 Moths of 70 species with two NFY. A very fresh Striped Hawk-moth was the second of the year.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


21.001

Lyonetia clerkella

Apple Leaf Miner

1

nfy

28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

6


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


32.017

Agonopterix arenella


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


12


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

5


48.007

Choreutis nemorana


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

18


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

2


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


2


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


63.007

Pyrausta purpuralis


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

5


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

3


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


2


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

3


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.089

Agriphila tristella


7


63.093

Agriphila straminella


4


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


1

nfy

65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


69.015

Hyles livornica

Striped Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

5


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

2


70.062

Epirrhoe rivata

Wood Carpet

1


70.126

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1


70.128

Melanthia procellata

Pretty Chalk Carpet

1


70.134

Perizoma bifaciata

Barred Rivulet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

7


70.161

Eupithecia virgaureata

Golden-rod Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.192

Aplocera plagiata

Treble-bar

2


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.208

Ligdia adustata

Scorched Carpet

1


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata hugginsi

Latticed Heath

2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

1


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

4


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

6


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

7


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

2


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

2


73.085

Nyctobrya muralis

Marbled Green

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

8


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

12


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

9


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

7


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

49


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

11


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

4


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

5


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

35


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

4


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

46





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